Straw-hat protector



- Sept. 3,1929, B. P. TURGECN 1,726,936

' STRAW HAT PROTECTOR Filed March 7, 1929 ,ZlflTu rye n Patented Sept. 3, 1929. i

UNI ED STATES PATENT o1=1=1c| BERTHA I. TURGEON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STRAW-HZAT PROTECTOR.

Application filed March 7, 1929. Serial No. 845,208.

This invention relates to protectors for 18 and 19 is secured by snap fasteners 20 or straw hats and the general object of the inthe like and it will be obvious that by releasvention is to provide a very convenient pro- 'ing these snap fasteners and spreading the tector of this character made of waterproof flap at these folds, the size of the inner openmaterial and so formed that it may be read ing 21 defined by this flap will be increased 60 ily applied. to a hat to cover the crown and to a point where the that brim may be readil upper and lower surfaces of the brim thereof. inserted into the pocket formed between the A further object of the invention is to probrim 12 and the section 14 which has no fold vide a protector of this character having what formed therein. might. be termed a half pocket receiving then The sections 14, and 16 are preferaby forward edge of the brim, the remainder of formed as separate pieces of material for the brim being protected by flaps forming facilitating any preparation of the flap, continuations of the lower wall of this pocket these pieces being secured to one another having connection with the pocket wall and with water-proof cement. A. seam 22 be- 16 with one another permitting an expansion tween the pieces may conveniently occur at of the opening defined by the inner margins such point as to provide a double thickness so that this portion of the protector may be of material, reinforcin the snap fasteners expanded to permit the insertion or removal at the outer flap of the fold and each section of the hat from the protector. is preferably reinforced at points under- 20 Y My invention is illustrated in the accomlying the coacting elements of the snap faspanying drawings, wherein teners as lndicated at 23. The section 14 igure 1 is a perspective view of the hat which is intended for disposition at the forprotector embodying the present invention; ward portion of the hat brim and which is Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the same subjected to the greatest strain when apply- 2 V Figure 3 is a sectional view taken transing and removing the cover is preferably versely of the rim covering the portion of formed from a double thickness of material the protector and a portion of the sideand or otherwise reinforced to'enable it to witht stand such usage.

teferring to the drawings,'it will be seen In applying a device of this character to 30 that the protector, which is made of the same the hat,'the protector is first placed over the material as slickers, though it may be made crown of the hat, and one side of the oval of any suitable material as for instance of flap pulled over the brim at one side thereof. fine oiled silk or the like, is so formed as to The front of the protector which includes provide a toplO adapted to cover the top of the section '14 of this fla is then worked 35 the hat crown, side 11 which goes around the over the brim of the hat, a er which the seccrown and which is formed with a seam in tions 15 and 16 are pulled thereover and sethe back and the top section 12 which is ancuring elements at the folds engaged with nular and covers over the top of the hat brim. one another. This operation is reversed in These three sections are connected to each *removing the protector from the hat.

40 other along the seams 13 by water-proof ce- A device of this kind can be put on and ment, rubber cement or the like so that all taken off very easily and it fits on the straw the seams are water-proofiand thus the three hat tightly and can be made, of course, of pieces 10, 11 and 12 are practically one comdifferent colors. The device can be rolled plete piece. up and'put in a bag made of water-proof ma- 45 The lower face of the brim is protected by terial and can-:be put in any coat pocket. 0 an-oval flap which may be roughl divided While I preferably use the material such as into three sections 14, 15 and 16. These secis used for slickers or fine'oiled silk, I do not* tions are'each secured about their outer ed wish to be limited to this. Adevice of this as indicated at 17 t0 the outer marginal al kind thoroughly protectsthe straw hat to of the part 12 by water-proof cement or the against rain and may be readily applied, 105.

like. This flap has at points transversely taken off or carried. alined with one another folds g8 and has at i I claim: v one end which is adapted to be disposed over, 1. A. bet protector ofwater-proof material the rear portion of the brim of the hat a third formed to provide a covering for the crown 1 fold 19. The outer flap of each of the folds ofthe hat and the upper face of the brim,a

covering for the lower face of the brim in the form of a flap secured at its outer marv ginal edge to the covering for the upper sur: face of the brim, said flap having folds at 5 its oppositesides and'at one end thereof, the

folds at their outer edges being secured and at their inner v edges being free to thereby permit expansion of the opening defined by said flap and to permit insertion and removal 10 of the hat to the protector.

2. A hat protector of water-proof material formed to provide a covering for the crown of the hat and the upper face of the brim, a

covering for the lower face of the brim in the form of a- -flap secured at its outer marginal edge to the covering for the upper sur face of the brim, said flap having folds at its opposite sides and-at one end thereof, the folds at their outer edges being secured and attheir inner edges being free to thereby permit expansion of the opening defined by said flap and to permitinsertion and re- I moval of the hatto the protector, saidfolds having securing elements associated therewith whereby they may be secured in the 

